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Full Name:
 

Kyle Joseph Schwarber​

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Nicknames:

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“Schwarbs"

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Born:  
   

March 5, 1993 

Middletown, Ohio

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Family:  

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Father: Greg
Mother: Donna
Uncles: Thomas, Dave
Brother: Jamin
Sisters: Alicia, Kelly and Lindsey
Partner: Paige Hartman

His father is a retired police chief.

His mother is/was a registered nurse.

 

His uncle Thomas Schwarber played in the Detroit Tigers minor league system. 

 

His uncle Dave also played in the minor league system (Cleveland).

His older sister Lindsey is in the military. 

He started dating his girlfriend Paige in 2010 at Middletown High School. She studied at the University of Cincinnati.

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Friends:  

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Kyle Hart, played travel ball with Schwarber, then roomed with him at college in Bloomington.

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School:  

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Middletown High School, Middletown, Ohio.
Mascot: Middies
Coach: Jason Cave

 

Indiana University
Hoosiers baseball
Coach Tracy Smith
Major: Recreational Sports Management
Full roster

Coach Smith’s wife was from Middletown. 

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Baseball Related:

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Scouted by Stan Zielinski.

2014 - Drafted by the Chicago Cubs (4th overall).

2015 - June 16th - Major League debut with the Chicago Cubs.

2016 - Won a World Series with the Chicago Cubs against Cleveland.

2017 - He was demoted to Triple-A on June 22 after struggling. He returned in July and was able to raise his season average from .168 on July 6 to .211 by the end of the year. 

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Extra:

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2016 - He and Dexter Fowler ran into each other in the outfield resulting in two complete tears of two ligaments in his left knee (see video).

He’s an avid hunter 

He was born in Middletown, grew up in Middletown, went to Middletown High School and played baseball for the Middies.

As a child he starred in Middletown High’s show choir, called Purple Pizzazz.

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Sample Heckles:

 

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Heckle him on twitter:

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@kschwarb12

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